Start a Fire

I love stories of political uprising. Except that for the most part I only like them if they aren't based on true stories, or involving actual uprising events (such as the American Revolution or the French Revolution). I guess modern-day political uprising stories would be pretty cool too. The important thing is just pure fiction I think.

Although maybe I should try reading books about historical revolutions.

Right now I am reading 1984. I read about half of it when I was a teenager. I decided I wanted to finish what I started back then and read it all the way through. It's not exactly about starting a revolution, but it's along that same vein. I'm liking it pretty well so far.

Anthem

So I went to the library yesterday and looked for books I might want to read. I came out with a copy of Anthem by Ayn Rand. I started reading it as I embarked on the fifteen minute walk home. I finished reading it that same night (after watching Prince of Persia with some friends, which was awesome). I hadn't expected to read it all in one day. It was just too easy to get pulled into the book.

It is not that Anthem is the greatest book I've ever read by any means. It was just that the writing style was such that it was easy to continue reading until I finished it.

I don't want to go into a book review or report necessarily as I don't feel qualified to do that since I am not an English major. My opinion of it was that it was a short enough read (only 105 pages) and a good enough read that anyone who is interested in political or philosophical based books should pick it up.

I really love the writing style of Ayn Rand. Earlier this year I read Atlas Shrugged at the suggestion of my roommate. That was one of the best novels I've ever read. It's a bit longer at around 1170 pages but definitely worth reading. I don't agree with all of her views and philosophies, but I do enjoy reading them in the books she writes.